Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-06
CALIFORNIA.
Dome for ,he Great Lick TelescOp,

Dome for ;he Great Lick Telescope.
SAN FRAScIsco, January 5th.-The iron
dome which is to surmount the Lick OBJ
servatory at Mount Hamilton, in Santa
Clara county, is being temporarily erected
in the ward of the Union Iron Works. The
hight of the dome is 90 feet, and its diane
ter IS feet 1t is made both of wrought and
castiron, the outside being composed ex-
clusvely of iron that has been galvanized,
for the better protection of the structure
against inclement weather. After thorough
testing the structure will be transported in
parts to Mount Hamilton, where it will
again be put together on the walls now be-
ing prepared 10 receive it. These walls are
81 feet high and five feet in thickness, as
they will need to be to support such a
weight as 122 tons of superintendent ma
terial.
A Citrus Fruit Surprise in Santa Clara
County.
SAN JOSE, January 5th.-The committee
having the management of the Citrus Fair
to be given at Horticultural Hall in this
city in February returned to-day from q
tour of the western citrus belt and report
about seven hundred boxes of oranges,
lemons and lines already promised. The
cultivation of citrus fruit in this county is
far more extensive than was supposed, and
the committee is of the opinion that after
other sections are visited the number of ex-
hibits will be trebled. Besides citrus fruits
the exhibition will consist of nuts, olives,
prunes, dried and preserved fruits, wines,
and many other products of the soil. The
fair promises to be a great success.
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.
SAN JOSE, January 5th.-David Miller, a
SaptRhpnan ohnnf AZ n W
killed about o'clock this morning near
his cabin, in Alametos Canyon, about two
miles above Almaden, by the explosion OF
box of dynamite caps. 1t is thought that
he was smoking pipe and a spark from
ii ignited the caps. His body was brought
to this city, and an inquest held this after
noon.
Libel Suit Begun Against a Los Angeles
Journal.
Los ANGELES, January 5th.-H. J. Grow.
of Glendale, sued the Express to-day for
libel, setting his damages at $4,000. The
motive for the suit was the publication OF
an article concerning the trial of Joe Dye
in Ventura, who killed q man named
HAYNES. The Express, in the article, said
that H. j. Crow was the seducer of Mrs.
Dye. whose husband was his partner in a
ranch in Ventura. Crow SAYS that this
statement was false and malicious.
Work at Mare Island.
VALLEJO. January 5th.-The WAYS from
which the Mohcan was launched are being
broken up at Mare Island. They are in an
excellent state of preservation, and why
they are being taken up is a question. 1t
is certainly an evidence that the authori-
ties do not count upon building any ships
in the near future. The Bureau of Yards
and Docks has ratified the contract be-
tween NJ. J. Healey & Co. and the Govern
mept to furnish $4,000 cubic feet of rough
stone for the stone dock at Mare Island.
The contract price is 81 p. The rock will
be quarried at Loomis, Placer county.
4 Long MINDED Contest.
LAKEPoRr January 5th.-The Board of
Supervisors appointed J. H. Renfro Dem
ocrat) School Superintendent, after ballot
ing 207 times.
An Effective Fire Company.
ORovILLE. January 5th.-A fire in 4
Chinese wash house this morning destroyed
large lot of washed clothes. The damage
to the building was small, as the fire com
pany soon extinguished it.
Dea Ia of an Old Citizen.
REDDING, January 5th.-Judge E. Dick
inson, aged 81. died yesterday and was
buried to-day by the Odd Fellows. He
came to this county in 1852. At the time
of his death ne was Justice of The Peace,
and had been for many years
Weather Prospects.
SAN FRANcIsco, January 5th = The
weather indications for the twenty-four
hours commencing at A. NJ. on January
9th are Continued warm and fair weather,
except in the extreme northwestern por-
ton light showers.